Telegram-herald., 1887-11-29
IN POLICE COURT YESTERDAY.
The Effects of the Fire ON the Judges and
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The Effects of the Fire ON the Judges and
Clerks Ofice-C ases tried Yesterday.
Police Court Clerk Tozer first became
aware or the great conhagration when he
read the account Of it in the TELESRAw-
HERALD Sunday morning. His wife heard
the alarm, saw the great light and advised
A. B. to 90 down and see where il was.
When he was given TO understand that
there WAS no hack 10 take him and no 81
awaiting him a. his office, he turned over
with a yswn. little dreaming that the
official records and a neat little sum of the
citys money were in danger OF being
consumed by the dreadful fiend which
sh OF with torKed tongus across Lyon-st
Both the judges and clerks offices present
cd dreaTy appearance yesterday morning.
ana the broken windows freely admitted
the biting winds which careerei madly
about the building. A case filed with
record books stands by the front window in
TOzsr's Office, and these were saved by the
blinds, which had been thrown back against
the case, and which were so badly scorched
that the paint fell off in chunks. The only
damage by water was on the blotter. It lay
on table in front of one of the windows.
and the hose being turned in that direction
for a moment, the two open pages were
slightly marred by the spray and aD ink
bottle which was standing near was over
turned. part of the contents alighting on
the blotter. On one OF the spoiled pages
Tozer made the following entry:
SUNDAY, November 27 1887.
BE il Remembered, That on this day Nell
son, Matter & Cos factory fell By fire, aud
that these pages are monument TO the
skill of the tremen."
The windows of Judge Holmes office were
AL broken and the upper sash burned SO as
to render il useless. Mr.. Hovey, owner of
the building had gang of men at work all
day yesterday, and before night all the
windows were replaced and the building
once more rendered comfortable, much TO
the satisfaction of the occupants and more
especially to the pstrolmen.
Police Court was called 10 order at 3
O'Clock as usual and eight drunken persons
were called before the tribunal 10 answer
for their folly. Eight of them were unable
to pay their fines and went to jail for differ
ent periods James Hamilton getting fifty
days and John Finn forty days John
Drisborg pleaded not guilty 10 charge of
disorderly conduct. and his case was sat for
hearing for November p.
Henry De Boer pleaded guilty 10 charge
OF 0isorderly conduct and on motion OF the
city attorney sentence was suspended on
payment of $2.75 costs. Henry had no
money and so he was obliged to go TO jail
for ten days. de lost one OF his arms
through a railroad accident some time ago
and has been confined at St. Marks Home
for several weeks. He said that on Sstur-
day nigh. his wife did not return home
until O'Clock aud he asked her where she
had been. She replied that it was none of
bis - business. Theg then INDUCED in
some loud conversation and the atlention
OF an officer was called 10 the disturbance
and the arrest ensued.
The examination Of James W. Hunter
for the larceny oi SO and souls bank notes
was adjourned until December 3.
John MOnahan. coiored. and Patrick
Kelley were arraigned on a charge OF steal
ing horse blanket valued At $3.50 from
e.. " Hughes. Each entered plea OF not
guilty. bur Immediately afterwards Mona
han asked TO change bis plea, aud admitted
the stealing Of the blanket. lie stated that
he came from New York State about six
months ago. and that he stole tie BLANKET
FROM . carriage on the West Side last week
Judge Holmes sentenced him 10 ninety
days A. the Ionia House of Correction. The
c0iored gentleman said 'all ri2ht' IN suca
= thsnkful tone that smile o erspread his
HOpors face. kellsvs case will come 90
for trial on Wednesday morning.
The examination of JAKE hindenach for
burglary aud larceny Was resumed aud
some unimp0rtsnt testimony taken.